PUBLISHED: 15 Oct 2024 at 05: 13
The decision Pheu Thai Party has acknowledged that it may need to settle disputes with alliance lovers before moving forward with its plan to reform the contract.
Somkid Chueakong, the prime minister’s secretary-general, made the remarks as he attended an event to mark the 51st celebration of the popular rebellion on Oct 14, 1973, at a memorial on Ratchadamnoen Klang Avenue on Monday.
According to Mr. Somkid, Pheu Thai is committed to promoting politics. However, it also has to work with another coalition partners, and often, issues, such as a referendum on charter amendments, may reach hurdles.
” We admit there are some obstructions, and we are trying to copper them out”, Mr Somkid said.
The Senate’s move to reintroduce the so-called dual majority rule, which is a stricter requirement for referenda to pass, was one of these obstacles.
At least quarter of all eligible voters had cast their ballots in order for the results to be bound, and at least half of the voters who turn up to polling stations had support the results.
But, on Oct 9, the House voted 348 to zero to accept the Senate’s force to restore the dual majority rule. After that determination, a combined House-Senate commission will be formed to iron out variations.
Before the vote, Pheu Thai and the main opposition People’s Party ( PP ) affirmed the Lower House’s resolution to switch to the simple majority rule. They pointed to the risk of a pause if the double-majority concept went unamended.
But the Bhumjaithai Party did not join the Lower House voting to accept the Senate’s determination to keep the double-majority section in the election costs for the sake of being complete, said the party’s leader, Anutin Charnvirakul.
Mr. Anutin, who is also a deputy prime minister and interior minister, claimed that Bhumjaithai was open to the thoughts of the Senate and relevant parties, but that the procedure needs to be carefully considered.
Despite the divergences in view, the Pheu Thai Party is convinced that a vote did go ahead as planned in the first half of the year.
Sorawong Thienthong, Pheu Thai’s secretary-general, recently stated that the group is committed to holding a vote in 2025. Making sure the amended act passes the legislative branch is the first move.